terrorist organization
noun
Simple meaning
A political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
tehrerihstawrguhnuhzayshuhnSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈtɛɹɚɪstɔɹɡənəzeɪʃən
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
A political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: A political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals
In this sense, terrorist organization is a very strong, expressive word and reaches for fear at its strongest, so mild worry is well below it.
- Emotional tone
- Strongly negative
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Very strong
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Strongly negative / painful
- Usage feel
- Everyday but emotionally strong
Where it naturally appears
- Government/politics
- Personal/emotional discussion
- Literature/storytelling
Usage note
Terrorist organization is emotionally heavy: it suggests deep or lasting feeling, not a passing mood, so it can overstate a small reaction.
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
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